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Criminal with 163 priors made false passport application 'to break cycle of offending', defence claim
Summary
Patrick Doran, 35, who fled Ireland in 2012 and lived abroad for 14 years, obtained an Irish passport under a false name in an attempt to "break the cycle of criminal offending," according to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Doran, who has 163 prior convictions—most for traffic offences—had no further convictions since leaving the country. He pleaded guilty to providing false and misleading information when applying for the passport on 13 September 2017. Gardaí discovered his passport during an investigation linked to another individual who supplied his details, and Doran was later arrested in New Zealand, extradited, and returned to Ireland voluntarily in November 2023. His wife and four children attended court. In his plea, his defence argued that Doran sought a fresh start and had established a business abroad. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to three years, backdated to his November 2023 arrest, emphasizing the seriousness of tampering with passport identity.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Criminal with 163 priors made false passport application 'to break cycle of offending', defence claim. Charges or matters: one count of providing false and misleading information when applying for a passport in Ireland on September 13, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 13, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2020 Incident
- 2024-05-03 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of providing false and misleading information when applying for a passport in Ireland on September 13, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He handed down a sentence of three years, which he backdated to when Doran went into custody last November.
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